X201 no HDMI ?

hi,
there is not HDMI port on X201 so how to connect to HD TV and watch HD movies with HD audios from the harddisk?
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If you have FHD videos the VGA cable may be enough, I'm not sure about this (and provided your TV as a VGA input).
Alternatively, you could get an X200 Ultrabase, which has additionally a DisplayPort connector (and a VGA as well), but again you need to check if your TV has a DisplayPort input.
VGA has no audio support. And I'm not sure if the DisplayPort version of the Ultrabase has it either.
See more information about the Ultrabase here: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-70299
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